An analysis of the European 3G licensing process

Auctioning Public Assets: Analysis and Alternatives

Volumn 9780521830591, Issue , 2004, Pages 177-196

  Maasland, Emiel ^a   Moldovanu, Benny ^b  

^a SEOR   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 33746314347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511610844.009     Document Type: Chapter

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